This is an excellent generous interpretation that actually makes me feel better about this episode. I did catch myself reminding myself that they’re not the kind of zombies where a bite means inevitable destruction. Thank you for sharing it!

I’m glad she’s doing better. Addiction is awful.

I love her policies, but man, I really wish she’d do a better job of addressing the very real problems her handling of her past claims to native ancestry. She could use this as a national teachable moment about how many white families have these myths and why they’re so destructive and reductive, particularly for…

Also very much dependent upon which state. I grew up in CA, and while the community colleges have had to increase their costs obscenely (thanks, Prop 13), they still offer so much more for less than MA where you’re paying full price ($800+ per class) for voc-ed classes only. Almost no gen ed req where I am at all, let…

THIS. Living expenses and higher ed expenses have balloon far past where they were even 20 years ago, not to mention the much more manageable levels they were at 50 years ago. Fact is these days, for 99.999% people, you cannot be an employed part-time student without some familial wealth to either subsidize you or get…

Bran warging into Cersei would be the most unexpected fulfillment of the valonqar prophecy (that the show has studiously left out)...but I think Arya has some green eyes to kill.

Except the Lannister mines failed a few seasons ago. This Iron Bank would know that as well—it’s why they could really put the screws to Cersei: she really has nothing material left to bargain with outside what she can loot from the Red Keep and what Euron sees fit to gift her and even she knows she can’t trust him.

I didn’t believe this would be possible after last week’s episode since I was sure at least one of them would die, but I think the final stand-off is really going to be Dany-Cersei-Sansa.

I suspect Gendry, should he survive and that seems likely because plot armor, will keep the Baratheon name alive. Sam, should he survive (also seems likely) will regain his name (and probably the sword) because the Night’s Watch is no more and it’s the least Dany (or Jon) can do seeing how his dad died. ...Although I…

You know, it would be brilliant if at the moment of battle commencing if the Golden Company turned around and was like like, actually the Iron Bank hired us to depose you. Very Martin, but I don’t think D&D have that kind of subtlety in them.

I’m not sure I believe that outcome, but if it did, it would make “Jenny of Oldstones” good foreshadowing.

Easily the best and one of the most-earned moments of this episode. There’s plenty to criticize, but this moment is not one of them, imo.

He may actually be of far more use now that the Night King is dead because how is Cersei gonna find her own Three-Eyed Raven?

This is one of my biggest beefs with this episode. Like, I’m not a student of military strategy and tactics, and even I could see it was a bad idea. Really, no one else in the room realized this?

And to be fair, she had a room full of advisors, some of whom are seasoned commanders, and they all agreed on that shitty battle plan. (I expected more from Jaime, honestly—can’t think of anyone else in there who had successfully lead large armies of multiple companies.)

While Sam’s decision here is BAD, at least it’s also very in character—he has reasons for being this stupid. I fucking love Edd—he’s probably my favorite tertiary character—but even as lackluster as his death was, he was still the last Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, never shirked his duty, and protected his…

In addition to tasting meh, Earth Balance is also a misnomer because they use palm oil, the use of which is driving a lot of deforestation of habitats of many endangered/critical species.

The blue laws in MA baffle me. I’m sure it’s all about the money, but I still resent the hell over having to generally make a separate stop to pick up beer/wine before grocery shopping. I’ve only got one grocery store that has it all in house, and their prices (on everything) are ridiculous.

I guess I’m old enough that “yoghurt” was still the default spelling. Kinda like how “doughnut” has been largely replaced with “donut.”

God, that was fucking beautiful. Probably one of the only times one of the 1%ers was forced to see and hear the results of their decision making. Sadly, I’d be shocked if he actually listened to her the entire time and didn’t just tune her out.